Japanese

Verb

覗く ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana のぞく, romaji nozoku)

1. peek, sneak a look, peep
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:

     帰 (かえ)りがけに覗 (のぞ)いてみると涼 (すず)しそうな部屋 (へや)がたくさん空 (あ)いている。

     Kaeri-gake ni nozoite miru to suzushisō na heya ga takusan aite iru.

     On my way back from the bathroom, I peeped about, and found many rooms, which looked much cooler than mine, vacant.

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